Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-15
CITY COUNCIL.
Meeting Of That Body
Yesterday.
NEW SMALLPOX HOSPITAL.
4 Notion to Censure Deputy City
Assessor Prayer Is Tabled.
Petitions, Etc.


the chair, and all the members present
except Mr.. johnson.
The minutes of the previous meetins
were read and approved.
REPORT OF CITY OFFICERS.
The Auditor presented his weekly re-
mort of the condition of the several
funds of the city. Finance committee.
The Superintendent of Streets present.
cd payroll amounting to $577.6o. FL
nance committee.
/. The Zanjero presented payroll
amounting to 1884. Finance committee.
MESSAGES FROM THE MAYOR.
The Mayor presented communication
calling attention to the condition of the
public streets. He advises that Main
street be ct once paved from the plaza
to Fifth street, and that Spring street be
paved from Temple to Fifth. On mo-
tion of Mr.. Perry, referred to a special
committee. The mayor appointed the
following committee: Messrs. Perry,
iFranken6eld and S.earns.
The Mayor also reported that the
county had agreed to assist the city in
taking care OF smallpox patients. and
that special policemen are now employed
to guard quarantined houses.
The Mayor presented agreement with
Sisters of Charity to take charge OF
smallpox patients ut the hospital for s.
per day for each patient admitted to the
hospital. Approved.
The Mayor said he had received tele'
gram asking the council to inform the
Governor that the city approved the
Crsndall bond bill The Clerk was au.
thorized to so telegraph Governor Bart
lett.
NEW SMALLPOX HOSPITAL.
The board of health presented com.
munication saying: "Your board OF
health, recognizing the absolute necessity
for prompt action in the Ihatter, have
been compelled to order drawn plans for
. new smallpox hospital by the city sur.
veyor, and have also advertised for bids
ffoz the building. The site has
not as yet been fully determined
on, owing to opposition of ad.
o,ning property owners. We would
advise that some action be taken by the
council toward the selection Of site for
said building.
The Mayor said that he would like to
have some suggestions from the Council,
- people were objecting to every place
proposed by the Board Of Health. Mr..
Goss particularly objected, as the board
proposed to locate the hospital in a
oafion at the mouth Of which was his
brickyard, and more teams would have
to paas the new site than the one now in
use. Mr.. Breed said the present place
was good enough, and suggested that a
new house be built little above where
the present one now stands. After sew.
eral suggestions had been made. the
matter was referred to the Board OF
Health with power to act.
The City Surveyor presented plans
=and specifications for the new smallpox
hospital. Adopted and referred to the
Board of Health, with power to act.
The following bids were presented for
building the hospital: Peter Keenan,.
$500; J. II. Harrington, $l0.77S; M.
b. Miller, Sic, 800. Referred to the
Board of Health.
We have erected small two.
room house for the Sisters in
charge of ::the hospital" Also reported
that they had authorized the Health
Officer to employ competent physician
to take charge Of the hospital at a sal.
Ary of 5000 per month. Approved.
Also, that the Health Officer had been
notified to place yellow flag at each
house where there is a case of smallpox.
Adopted.
Also. that the Chief Of Police place his
force at the disposal of the health
officer. So ordered.
Also, that the Health Officer report all
new cases to the daily papers each day.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Reported the examination of reports of
sundry city officers and recommended
chat they be filed. So ordered.
Concerning charges against Deputy
City Assessor Prayer, reported that Mr..
Prayer had appeared before the commit
tee and made satisfactory explanations.
The committee made no recommends.
tion in the matter, and after considera-
bls discussion. the whole thing was laid
on the table by vote of to 5.
CONCERNING ASSESSMENTS.
City Assessor Stephenson appeared
before the Council and said that there
was question in his office which re-
tarded business. He said that he had
valued certain property on the Also
tract at $500 and found that the same
property was mortaged for S5400. Now
he wanted to know at what he should
assess the mortgage. He gave this as
an example; there were many such
cases in his office. He said that the
City Attorney told him to assess the
mortgage no greater than he did the
property on which the mortgage rested.
On motion he was instructed to follow
the City Attorneys advice.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The Charity.street cable road was al
lowed to withdraw its application for a
double. track road from Seventh street
along Fort to Temple.
The petition of the Los Angeles de.
velopment company for franchise for
cable road from Seventh street along
Fort to Temple was referred to the Board
of Public Works.
The amended ordinance relating to
hacks was adopted.
The ordinance relating to sale of lot
block T, Fort hill tract, was approved.
The bond and contract of Bath & Fos-
mir for storm regulator were approved.
The contract and bond with Frick
Bros. for excavating Main-street sewer
we're approved.
Bond Of Frick Bros. for laying pipe on
Flower and Plcheco streets was ap-
proved. /
An ordinance providing for the sale of
certain land on Main-street extension
was adopted.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Board of Fire commi ssioners re-
ported the expenditure of $500. IA dur
ing February. Referred to the Finance
committee.